Ghu

See also: ghu

English

Alternative forms

• ghu
• GhuGhu
• ghughu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡuː/
• IPA^(key): /ɡʰuː/

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• Rhymes: -uː

Proper noun

Ghu

1. (dated, fandom slang, humorous) A mock deity of early science fiction fandom; a fannish ghod.
   • 1956 November-December, Walt Leibscher, “Go, Fan, Go”, in Science-Fiction Five-Yearly‎^[1], number 2, page 32:

     Neofans and old ones too/Shout the praise of the Great Ghod Ghu,

   • 1959, Terry Carr, Ron Ellik (as Carl Brandon), “The Scarecrow”, in The BNF of Iz‎^[2], archived from the original on 21 July 2013:

     "Great Ghu!" said Dorothy. "Why, this must be the True Fandom that I've read about! Where everyone is a fan, even the animals and machines and all!"

   • 1991, Peter David, The Rift, →ISBN, page 189:

     “Why in the name of Ghu should we want to?” asked Thak in amazement.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Ghu.

Hypernyms

• ghod

Coordinate terms

• Foo

Anagrams

• hug, ugh